Andrew E. Place, MD, PhD, has been named as Vice President, Pediatric Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (within the Department of Pediatric Oncology) and Boston Children’s Hospital (within the Division of Hematology/Oncology) for the Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center.
In this role, Place will work closely with institutional and departmental leaders at Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) and Dana-Farber to help define and implement clinical strategies and operational approaches that enhance smooth and efficient running of clinical care services across the institutions. He will have a major role in oversight of all clinical operations involving oncology and hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients at both institutions.
“I am thrilled and honored to lead the clinical operations of our Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant programs. I look forward to working closely with our clinicians to deliver innovative, compassionate, and patient-centered care to children and young adults with cancer and blood disorders,” said Place.
Place received his PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology from Dartmouth College in 2004 and his MD from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in 2006. He completed his pediatric residency training in the Boston Combined Residency Program at BCH and Boston Medical Center. He subsequently completed a fellowship in pediatric hematology-oncology at BCH and Dana-Farber. In 2012, he became an attending physician in Pediatric Oncology at the Dana-Farber/Children’s Hospital Cancer Center, where he currently participates in the development of early phase clinical trials for children and adolescents with high-risk leukemias.
